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Selfie

How We Became So Self-Obsessed and What It's Doing to Us

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Selfie

Von: Will Storr
Gesprochen von: Jack Hawkins
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We live in the age of the individual.

We are supposed to be slim, prosperous, happy, extroverted and popular. This is our culture's image of the perfect self. We see this person everywhere: in advertising, in the press, all over social media. We're told that to be this person, you just have to follow your dreams, that our potential is limitless, that we are the source of our own success.

But this model of the perfect self can be extremely dangerous. People are suffering under the torture of this impossible fantasy. Unprecedented social pressure is leading to increases in depression and suicide. Where does this ideal come from? Why is it so powerful? Is there any way to break its spell?

To answer these questions, Selfie takes us from the shores of Ancient Greece, through the Christian Middle Ages, to the self-esteem evangelists of 1980s California, the rise of narcissism and the selfie generation, and right up to the era of hyperindividualistic neoliberalism in which we live now.

It tells the extraordinary story of the person we all know so intimately - our self.

Exclusive to the audiobook, Selfie includes a unique 15-minute interview with the author, Will Storr, and reader, Jack Hawkins.

©2017 Will Storr (P)2017 Macmillan Digital Audio Anthropologie Seelische & Geistige Gesundheit

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"Brilliant." ( Evening Standard)
"Electrifying." ( Financial Times)
"Approaching genius." ( Sunday Times)
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Interesting and compelling research that sheds light onto how and why we've become the self obsessed society we are today. Great storytelling and excellent narration.

A clever insight into our modern selves

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Ever wondered why society's focus is so intently set on indivisualism and whether this does us any good? This book offers historic and scientific evidence and integrates all aspects of what makes us human. It's a well-rounded, detailed and personal work of journalism that makes for a most gripping read.
I did like the reader but I'm not keen on his American accents.

Brilliant research, insightful analysis

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